Christian County IL Archives Biographies.....Sharp, G R 
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Biographical Sketch of G.R. Sharp - Macoupin, Christian Counites, Illinois

G.R. SHARP

Was born in Claiborne county, Tenn., January 3, 1830.  He was the son of
William and Barbara Sharp.  They raised a family of ten children, nine
born in Tennessee, and one in Macoupin county, after their removal to
Illinois.  Their names are as follows: Elizabeth, now the wife of Joseph
Montgomery, lives in Macoupin county;  John, now living in Christian
county ;  Henry H.,  also living in Christian county;  Winnifred, late
wife of Gabriel Hurt, of Macoupin county;  Lawson, now living in
Missouri;  George R., the subject of our sketch;  Louisa, now the wife
of John Fair, living in Nebraska;  William N., now living in Barton
county, Missouri; Barbara, late wife of Thomas J. Fair, and Mary, wife
of Wesley Henderson, living in Kansas.  In the fall of 1836 William
Sharp, with his family, emigrated from Tennessee and settled in Macoupin
county, Illinois.  Two years subsequently he lost his  wife; he
afterwards married Miss Elizabeth Wilson. They had five children, two of
whom are living, viz.: Susan, now the wife of William Coons, living in
Missouri, and Agnes, who married Robert Middleton, and  lives in
Nebraska.  In 1869 Mr. Sharp removed to Barton county, Missouri, where
be remained three years; he then came to Christian county and made his
home with his son, John Sharp, until his death, June 20, 1875.  Too much
cannot be said in praiseworthy terms of the character of William Sharp,
who always taught by example what he held by precept.  For forty years
be was held as a model for the old and the young, being a professor of
religion and a member of the Baptist church, in which he held the
position of deacon for a number of years.  His second wife died about
four years prior to his death.  George R. Sharp grew to manhood on a
farm, and at the age of twenty-six, he was united in marriage to Miss
Susan Hanon, September 28, 1856.  She was a daughter of Martin and Sarah
Hanon, and born within the limits of Christian county, but before the
county was organized; her birth dates February 19, 1838.  Her father,
Martin Hanon, was a native of Tennessee; his parents moved to Kentucky
when he was quite small, where they lived until he was about twelve
years of age.  They then removed to what is now Gallatin county,
Illinois, this being in the year 1812.  At the age of fifteen his father
died; his mother subsequently moved further north in the state, and in
1818 Mrs. Hanon with her family settled within the present limits of
Christian county.  Mrs. Sharp's father was about nineteen years of age
when his mother settled here.  At the age of twenty-four he married Miss
Sarah Miller; by this union they had eleven children, of whom Mrs. Sharp
was the eighth.  Mr. Hanon lived in this county until his death, January
25, 1879, at the advanced age of eighty years.  Mr. and Mrs. Sharp have
raised a family of seven children, two sons and five daughters, viz:
William Virgil, the oldest, now deceased, who died at the age of
eighteen years and six months, January 27, 1876; Xemenia Pruella, now
the wife of N. D. Waller, living in Sharpsburg;  Mary A., George E.,
Emma A., Mabel Jane, and Nina Pearl.  After Mr. Sharp's marriage he
began the improvement of the place be is now living on ; he has always
followed farming.  In politics he is a democrat.  He has represented his
township in the Board of Supervisors for nine successive years.  His
actions while in this position have met with the general support of the
best classes of the community, he having determined to adopt a liberal
and at the same time economic policy, and to do what he considered best
for the sound interests of the county.  He is now a candidate for the
Legislature on the democratic ticket.

          Taken from "HISTORY OF CHIRISTIAN COUNTY, ILLINOIS".
           Published by Brink, McDonough & Co., Philadelphia.
                 Corresponding office. Edwardsville, Ill.
                                   1880

                        
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